Monday, November 26, 2012

A Message in a Bottle from The Underworld

Hello, my devoted followers. Did you think I had forsaken you lately? This month is an all-time low when it comes to the frequency of posting! I assure you I am still in the blogging game, I've just been caught up in a tidal wave of activity, some good and some bad.

Not only did the Thanksgiving holiday bring a busy four-day weekend of family commitments, but I've been attending many theatrical productions (one of which required me to write a nine-page critique!), several parties and have begun my seasonal part-time job at night. Then at work I was flooded with all kinds of extra duties because of some unscheduled absences. If all this wasn't enough, I've also had a next-door neighbor die, the husband of a co-worker die, the child of my best friend in the hospital near death and the wife of another good friend leave him for one of his "frenemies." So there's been plenty of hand-holding and so on. Peyton Place was never this full of tragedy and angst!

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Dear Poseidon, we love you dearly and will wait for things to quieten down for you. What a lot of drama you have had and all that work. I feel for you .... I am now off to view MAGIC MIKE with those "extended dance sequences" - as the dvd just arrived today.

Gosh, and here I was thinking you were off on a Broadway tour rubbing elbows (and only elbows) with gorgeous male celebrities wearing very tight fitting jeans.

To tell the truth I've had months (and whole years) like that. Stay strong. Take comfort knowing that this only happens to really good hearted and kind people. No one else would have the responsibilities or the emotional burden thrust upon them!

If it is not too un-PC to say, I will pray for you and your friends. I've been doing a lot of that lately -praying. I'm into the "Touched by an Angel" marathon I'm having in my house pre-Christmas and my heart doth overflow. (My heart will return to slightly bitchy come January though, no need to fear.)

Thank you so, so much for all your kind comments and thoughts aimed towards me! I appreciate it very much.

My best friend's daughter is now out of the hospital and expected to recover completely in time and other areas of my life and those close to me are lightening up some, though work today was insane I must say!

Nevertheless, I have cranked out a post that will go up momentarily! After nine posts in October (!), it was a surprise to find myself so behind in November. Thanks for your patience and continued attention!

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"Thank you for your nice message, and for the link to your blog. I had actually seen your blog before - a friend showed it to me a year or two ago. You clearly have an intense and wonderful passion for cult and genre cinema... Thank you for joining my page, and for sharing your passion for EARTHQUAKE and other films of that remarkable era in our industry. My husband would have gotten a huge kick out of it! With love, Monica"-- Monica Lewis Tribute to Monica

"Oh, and for those who are looking for fascinating, funny, often outré online reading about vintage, sometimes obscure, movies, TV shows and stars, try the blog, “Poseidon’s Underworld.” You’ll find everything from detailed and witty biographies to posts on how stars wore their clothes — or didn’t — as each show biz decade constricted or loosened up. Heavily illustrated and highly informative". - Liz Smith - Liz Smith - newyorksocialdiary.com

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